The Best Places to Live on Long Island in 2019

Niche.com has released its 2019 Best Places to Live rankings.

Bluemont, a neighborhood in Arlington, Va., came in at No. 1 nationally, and New York towns were shut out of the top 100 list. The first New York town on the national list is Cayuga Heights, a town just outside Ithaca that came in at No. 165.

In the New York State rankings, three Long Island towns are in the top 10, including Jericho at No. 2.

The “Best Places to Live” rankings include cities, city neighborhoods and suburbs. Niche defines a place as a “non-rural town” with a population of 1,000 or more, including neighborhoods, suburbs and cities. Niche also separately ranked the best cities, neighborhoods and suburbs to live in.

Long Island towns were hurt in the rankings because of the insane cost of living in the area. Most local towns got a C- grade from Niche in the cost of living category.

Below are the Long Island towns that made the top 100 list in New York, along with their respective state rankings. Nassau communities dominate the list. The first Suffolk town is Stony Brook at No. 60.

• Jericho- No. 2
• Great Neck Gardens- No. 4
• Great Neck Plaza- No. 10
• Kensington- No. 14
• Syosset- No. 16
• University Gardens- No. 26
• Thomaston- No. 31
• Herricks- No. 37
• Plainview- No. 39
• South Valley Stream- No. 40
• East Williston- No. 41
• Great Neck Estates- No. 42
• Manhasset- No. 49
• Brookville- No. 52
• Manhasset Heights- No. 53
• Roslyn- No. 59
• Stony Brook- No. 60
• Searingtown- No. 61
• Bellerose- No. 62
• Old Bethpage- No. 65
• Roslyn Heights- No. 67
• East Hills- No. 68
• Garden City- No. 70
• Woodbury- No. 80
• Lake Success- No. 82
• Hewlett Harbor- No. 83
• Old Westbury- No. 85
• Sands Point- No. 87
• Flower Hill- No. 89
• Roslyn Estates- No. 92
• Merrick- No. 93
• Cold Spring Harbor- No. 97
• Muttontown- No. 98
• Dix Hills- No. 100

The top 10 best places to live in America are:

1. Bluemont, neighborhood in Arlington, Virginia
2. Carmel, Indiana
3. Overlake, neighborhood in Redmond, Washington
4. College Terrace, neighborhood in Palo Alto, California
5. Davis Island, neighborhood in Tampa, Florida
6. Rose Isle, neighborhood in Orlando, Florida
7. Colonial Village, neighborhood in Arlington, Virginia
8. Okemos, Michigan
9. Chesterbrook, Pennsylvania
10. Radnor/Fort Myer Heights, neighborhood in Arlington, Virginia

Niche released its “Best Places to Live” rankings on Monday. The publication says its goal is to “provide accurate, comparable and thorough evaluations of places.” Using data from government and private sources, Niche grades the places evaluated for the rankings on factors like public schools, crime and safety and housing.

You can see the full Niche “Best Place to Live” rankings for 2019 here.